[13] Stevens's bravery was so much admired by Sir Charles Knowles, an officer of high rank in the British navy, that he presented him a handsome sword, and in honor of the donor the township was named Charlestown. For Captain Stevens's account of this siege see History of Charlestown, p. 34.
[14] This fight took place on Sunday, June 26, 1748, about twelve miles northwest of Fort Dummer, in the present township of Marlboro'.
[15] Johnson's "Account of Battle of Lake George," Doc. Hist. N. Y. vol. ii. p. 402.
[16] From John Wadno, an intelligent Indian of St. Francis.
[17] For some reports of his scouts, see Doc. Hist. N. Y. vol. iv. p. 169 et seq.
[18] Awahnock, = Frenchman.
[19] Rogers's Journal.
[20] Belknap's History of New Hampshire.
[21] Sanderson's History of Charlestown, p. 87.
[22] Parkman's Montcalm and Wolfe.